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In May, the New York Times will launch Chinese Monthly, a 24-page publication printed in simplified Chinese made up of translated Times’ content. It will be distributed in luxury hotels in Hong Kong and Macau, which people from mainland China frequently visit and where media is less restricted. With a print run of 50,000 copies, the paper will be produced by staff at the International New York Times and the Times’ Chinese language version of its website. Read More »

On my press card and official documents, I am Dai Bo, but it never really felt right. In Chinese, the name is nonsensical. Dai literally means “wears”; Bo is an honorific like Mr. or Sir. So, “Mr. Clothes”? “The Clothes Horse”? Me, who shops for suits once a decade? Read More »

Traditionally, China hasn’t given residents much of a say in government-backed activities, even in seemingly innocuous ones, such as the country’s annual selection of a Chinese word and phrase that best sums up the past year. But this time, their votes do matter. Read More »

A new book on the “yellow peril” reminds us that scaremongering about China has a long past.

Anne Witchard, a senior lecturer in English literature at the University of Westminster, is the author of“England’s Yellow Peril: Sinophobia and the Great War.” The e-book, available Nov. 24, joins Penguin China’s special series of new books on World War I, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the “war to end all wars.” Read More »

What’s the best language for learning math? Hint: You’re not reading it.

Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English, making it easier for small children to learn counting and arithmetic, research shows. Read More »

Expert Insight

China’s territorial ambitions in the East and South China seas are by now well-documented. Much less understood is one of the key factors in the country’s ability to realize those ambitions: an increasingly well-funded and capable maritime militia.

The U.S. has been urging allies to steer clear of Asia's new China-led infrastructure investment bank. Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank, calls that approach mistaken on multiple levels.

Can legal reform and Communist Party control coexist in a way that will benefit Chinese governance and society?This is the question that confronts the country in the wake of its annual legislative gathering.

China's just-concluded legislative sessions seem to be another example of the deinstitutionalization of politics under Xi Jinping. Months from now, these meetings won’t be seen as harbingers of reform, so much as another lost opportunity, writes CRT analyst Russell Moses.

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